Going viral can have more benefits than just a pat on the back from your mates and a dead battery from all the notifications you are getting.

For Josh Avsec, 22, and Michelle Arendas, 21, the internet falling in love with their odd story has resulted in a free holiday to Maui, Hawaii, courtesy of dating app Tinder.

Josh and Michelle began messaging back in September 2014, but after Michelle neglected to reply to Josh’s first message until two months later, the pair began sending late replies with accompanying rubbish excuses.

This continued over the next three years until Josh decided to post the exchange on Twitter.

Hahahaha one day I'm going to meet this girl and it's going to be epic. Look at the dates of our tinder texts. pic.twitter.com/DASQK4c5cX